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Salin Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$28k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$1.7MEducation$555kArts & Culture$182kReligion$133kHealth$116kEnvironment$60kHuman Services$48kYouth Development$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $12k
$540
Median grant
6
States reached
$928k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHRIST BY THE SEA CHURCH$12,000
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY$7,500
MATTHEW ZONGHETTI SCHOLARSHIP FUND$2,500
IU FOUNDATION LUNG CANCER$1,000
INDIANAPOLIS CULTURAL TRAIL$1,000
WPOA FIREWORKS BARGE$1,000
ALL ROADS - BOULDER SHELTER FOR STACEY ROONEY$540
WAWASEE AREA CONSERVANCY FOUNDATION$500
CARMELITE MONASTERY$500
Individual grant recipient$500
GLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION$250
ERIKA'S LIGHTHOUSE$250
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION$250
HAYMAKERS FOR HOPE$250
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $29k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%YMCA OF GREATER FT WAYNE: $25k → 12%METROPOLITAN YMCA: $3k → 12%SERVANTS AT WORK: $1k → 16%WHEELER MISSION: $400 → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MA
IN
OH
CO
MO
VA
MD
TN
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

44%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$814k · 32 repeat orgs$1.0M to everyone else

32 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 29 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
52

Total granted

$814k
$993k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+26%

Still filing today

34%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 12% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • Indiana University Foundation
    3× · 2017–2021 · $217k · revenue +97%
  • IH
    INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    5× · 2017–2021 · $107k · revenue +20%
  • MY
    METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE
    2× · 2023–2024 · $28k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • MF
    McCLAIN-SALIN FAMILY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $689k
  • SC
    SOPHIA C SALIN SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
    one grant, 2021 · $100k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $78k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Indiana University Health Foundation Inc

Indiana university health foundation leverages the power of philanthropy to support the iu health goal of making indiana one of the healthiest states in the nation.

Health
2
Indiana University Health Care Associates Inc

To deliver preeminent medical care and service to our patients and communities through outstanding and innovative medical leadership and practice, while participating in and supporting excellence in education and research. We achieve this…

Health
3
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
4
Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
5
Minnesota Medical Association

To be the leading voice of medicine to make minnesota the healthiest state and the best place to practice.

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6
Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
7
Indiana University Health Frankfort Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
8
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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9
Indiana University Health Bedford Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
10
Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc

Benefit, perform, and carry out the charitable, educational, and other exempt purposes of indiana university health ball memorial hospital, inc. ("iu health ball memorial hospital") and related organizations, and to support activities…

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11
Indiana University Health Bloomington Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
12
Indiana State Medical Association

The indiana state medical association exists to maximize the leadership and impact of physicians.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Eskenazi Health Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bridge to Europe. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 97 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
18/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

McCLAIN-SALIN FAMILY FOUNDATION: $689,218 · OtherMcCLAIN-SALIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $100,100 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSOPHIA C SALIN SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT: $100,000 · OtherSOPHIA C SALIN SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTIndividual grant recipient: $77,508 · OtherIndividual grant recipientINDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $61,500 · OtherSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA: $56,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $45,000 · Other+66 more: $193,011 · Other+66 moreBNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $1,030,231 · PhilanthropyBNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND+3 more: $3,250 · PhilanthropyIndiana University Foundation: $217,000 · EducationIndiana Unive…ANDERSON UNIVERSITY INC: $121,000 · EducationANDERSON UNIV…+1 more: $5,000 · EducationINDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $107,000 · Arts & CultureEITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND WESTERN ART INC: $5,250 · Arts & CultureARTIS-NAPLES INC: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureMETROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $27,500 · Human ServicesServants at Work Inc: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $400 · Human ServicesAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,750 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $1,250 · HealthEskenazi Health Foundation Inc: $1,000 · Health+5 more: $900 · HealthIN TOUCH MINISTRIES INC: $6,000 · Religion
Other$1,322,337Philanthropy$1,033,481Education$343,000Arts & Culture$118,250Human Services$28,900Health$10,900Religion$6,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $1,030,231 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $217,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANDERSON UNIVERSITY INC: $121,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetINDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $107,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMETROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE: $27,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIN TOUCH MINISTRIES INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND WESTERN ART INC: $5,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMATTHEW ZONGHETTI SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $5,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetARTIS-NAPLES INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCROSSROADS OF AMERICA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVERA BRADLEY FOUNDATION FOR BREAST CANCER INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOLLIDAY PARK FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe League Club Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetServants at Work Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEskenazi Health Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNewfields Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWABASH RIVER ENHANCEMENT CORPORATIO ATTN STANTON LAMBERT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHERITAGE FUND - THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAWASEE AREA CONSERVANCY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRIGHT TO LIFE OF INDIANAPOLIS: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWHEELER MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAYMAKERS FOR HOPE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetErikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMATTHEW 25 INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ↗
  • Who funds Indiana University Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ANDERSON UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE ↗
  • Who funds IN TOUCH MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds EITELJORG MUSEUM OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND WESTERN ART INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds MATTHEW ZONGHETTI SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTIS-NAPLES INC ↗
  • Who funds CROSSROADS OF AMERICA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Lilly Endowment IncMaurer Family Foundat…Nicholas H Noyes Jr M…The Indianapolis Foun…Eugene & Marilyn Glic…Lumina Foundation for…Central Indiana Commu…The Ackerman Foundati…Griffith Family Found…Lacy FoundationAyres Foundation IncRichard M Fairbanks F…
Lilly Endowment IncIN27.1× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lilly Endowment Inc · Maurer Family Foundation Inc · Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial Foundation · The Indianapolis Foundation Inc · Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc · Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc · The Ackerman Foundation · Griffith Family Foundation Inc · Lacy Foundation · Ayres Foundation Inc · Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Salin Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Salin Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    6get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 97 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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